Republicans Couldn't Predict Eric Cantor's Loss — ERIC CANTOR wasn't the only person at a loss for words on Tuesday night. — His pollster, McLaughlin & Associates, found itself trying to explain the impossible — how a projected 34 percent lead for the House majority leader 12 days …

In S.F., Rick Perry compares homosexuality to alcoholism — Texas Gov. Rick Perry, speaking in San Francisco on Wednesday night, said the U.S. would better serve its diverse population by letting the states handle many economic and social policies, a point he perhaps inadvertently drove home …

U.S. Said to Rebuff Iraqi Request to Strike Militants — WASHINGTON — As the threat from Sunni militants in western Iraq escalated last month, Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki secretly asked the Obama administration to consider carrying out airstrikes against extremist staging areas, according to Iraqi and American officials.

Political Polarization in the American Public — How Increasing Ideological Uniformity and Partisan Antipathy Affect Politics, Compromise and Everyday Life — Republicans and Democrats are more divided along ideological lines - and partisan antipathy is deeper and more extensive - than at any point in the last two decades.

Five Major Cases The Supreme Court Will Decide This Month — The Supreme Court has already delivered major rulings this year on campaign finance and prayer in public meetings. By the end of June, the Court is expected to hand down several more important decisions that could dramatically alter the law and affect Americans' lives.

95% of Minnesotans now have health insurance — Percentage without health plan is 2nd-lowest in U.S. — The percentage of uninsured Minnesotans has dropped to the lowest level in state history, and the second-lowest level in the nation, following the end of enrollments under the Affordable Care Act.

U.S. Economic Recovery Looks Distant as Growth Lingers — WASHINGTON — Recessions are always painful, but the Great Recession that ran from late 2007 to the middle of 2009 may have inflicted a new kind of pain: an era of slower growth. — It has been five years since the official end of that severe economic downturn.

Bush 41 jumps on his 90th birthday — Programming note: CNN will air “41ON41,” a film about President George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States, based on interviews with 41 people who know him best, Sunday at 9 and 11 p.m. ET — (CNN) - Former President George H.W. Bush Thursday celebrated …

The Troubling Case of Chris Hedges — Pulitzer winner. Lefty hero. Plagiarist. — In early 2010, the editors at Harper's Magazine began reviewing a lengthy manuscript submitted by Chris Hedges, a former New York Times reporter. In the piece, Hedges had turned his eye to Camden …

A closer look: How many school shootings since Newtown? — (CNN) — After Tuesday's shooting at an Oregon high school, many media outlets, including CNN, reported that there have been 74 school shootings in the past 18 months. — That's the time period since the December 2012 massacre …

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